What are the benefits of drinking mint water?

Speaking of mint, what everyone is most familiar with should be mint candy and mint chewing gum. The refreshing taste is unforgettable. The taste of mint candy is mainly due to the taste of mint leaves added to it. Mint leaves are a relatively common plant. They are also often added to other medicines as a traditional Chinese medicine. Drinking mint soaked in water also has many functions and can greatly exert the efficacy of mint.

Mint leaves have the effect of dispersing wind and heat and relieving itching. Drinking mint soaked in water can take advantage of the wind-dispelling and heat-clearing effects of menthol and menthone in mint. The brewing method is the same as that of ordinary tea. It has a cooling feeling when drinking and is a good medicine for clearing heat and diuresis.

Mint can refresh the mind and relieve depression, treat colds and headaches, relieve heat and detoxify, strengthen the stomach and abdominal bloating, reduce inflammation and relieve itching, and be anti-corrosive and remove fishy smells. Pregnant women should be careful not to drink excessively.

Mint mainly contains peppermint oil, menthol, menthone, isomenthone, rosmarinic acid and other ingredients. <Newly Revised Compendium of Materia Medica> records that mint can treat wind-induced colds, induce sweating, and treat bad breath, heart and abdominal pain. Traditional Chinese medicine also believes that mint is cool in nature and spicy in taste, and has the functions of dispersing wind-heat, clearing the head and eyes, and clearing rashes. It is known that it has the functions of stimulating the brain, promoting blood circulation, sweating, and relieving inflammation, analgesia, relieving itching, detoxification, and evacuating wind-heat. Drinking mint in tea can invigorate the stomach, dispel wind, eliminate phlegm, promote bile secretion, and resist spasms. It can also improve colds, fever, sore throat, swelling and pain, and eliminate symptoms such as headaches, toothaches, nausea, itchy skin, abdominal bloating, diarrhea, indigestion, and constipation. It can also relieve headaches, promote metabolism, and has a therapeutic effect on inflammatory symptoms of the respiratory tract. It can also lower blood pressure and nourish the heart. Its cool aroma can also calm tense and angry emotions, boost spirits, make the body and mind happy, and help you fall asleep.

Although mint leaves soaked in water have good effects, mint has many other uses besides mint leaves soaked in water: fresh mint is often used in cooking or desserts to remove the fishy smell of fish and mutton, or paired with fruits and desserts to enhance the flavor; it can also be made into a moisturizing lotion to reduce inflammation and swelling. In addition, you can crush the raw leaves and apply the juice to insect bites, temples, or muscle soreness to relieve itching, pain, swelling, and soreness. Mint can be used for bathing to relieve shoulder pain and neuralgia; it can also be made into astringent water to purify the skin, or used in various handicrafts. Because of its refreshing, muscle soothing and pain-relieving effects, mint is also an indispensable ingredient in making various medicinal oils and ointments. Mint is also often made into products such as soap, toothpaste and deodorant and sold.